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68 Cards in this Set
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What questions do adverbs answer?
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How?
When? Where? (the action verb is done) |
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What questions do the O.C. answer?
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What?
Whom? |
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What is a noun-adjunct?
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Nouns that precede and modify O.P.'s and function as adjectives.
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What is an indirect object?
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A noun or pronoun that indirectly receives the action of the verb. (I.O.)
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List the prepositions from 31 to 40.
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31. near 39. throughout
32. of 40. to 33. off 34. on 35. over 36. past 37. since 38. through |
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What is a predicate nominative?
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If the LV complement is a noun, it is a PN and it renames the subject.
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What do you call action verbs that are not followed by direct objects?
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Intransitive
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List the pronouns that can serve as O.P.'s.
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1. object pronouns
2. indefinite pronouns 3. demonstrative pronouns 4. interrogative pronouns 5. reflexive pronouns |
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What is the first and most fundamental skill required to understand the structure of a sentence?
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The ability to recognize the verb.
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What is an A.V.?
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An action verb - it expresses the doing of something.
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The O.P. answers what 2 questions after the preposition?
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What?
Whom? |
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Can the S (subject) ever be found in a prepositional phrase?
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No
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What is never a D.O.? (They never follow action verbs)
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Nominative pronouns
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Why is an action verb called intransitive?
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The action cannot be transferred to a receiver.
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List the interrogative pronouns.
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What?
Which? |
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How do you abbreviate interrogative pronouns?
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Itr Pro
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How do you label a preposition?
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P
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What can function as subjects?
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1. nouns
2. nominative pronouns 3. indefinite pronouns 4. interrogative pronouns |
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List the indefinite pronouns.
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any, anyone, anybody; each, everyone, everybody; none, no one, nobody; some, someone, somebody; few, several, many, more most, all; one(s), other(s), another, either, neither both; anything, everything, nothing, something
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What is an adjective?
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A word that gives information about the noun or pronoun.
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What parts of speech can O.C.'s be?
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Noun (noun OC)
Adjective (adj. OC) |
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How do you abbreviate indefinite pronouns?
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(Id pro)
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Name the auxiliary verbs.
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Can, could, shall, should, will, would, has, had, have, be, been, may, must, might, am, are, do, did, does, was, were
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List the prepositions from 41 to 49
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41. toward 49. without
42. under 43. underneath 44. until 45. up 46. upon 47. with 48. within |
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List the object pronouns.
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to me
to you to her, him, it, whom to us to you to them |
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Name the 5 senses linking verbs.
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Look
Smell Taste Sound Feel |
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How do you abbreviate object pronouns?
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(Ob Pro)
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What does a prepositional phrase begin and end with?
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Begins with a preposition (P) and ends with an object of the preposition (OP).
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List the first ten prepositions.
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1. aboard 9. among
2. above 10. around 3. above 4. across 5. after 6. against 7. along 8. amid |
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How do you abbreviate demonstrative pronouns?
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(d pro)
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List the demonstrative pronouns.
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this
that these those |
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All forms of the word "be" can be used two ways. What are they?
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Linking verbs
Auxiliary verbs |
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What can function as an indirect object?
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1. noun
2. ob pro 3. id pro 4. d pro 5. r pro |
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Which adverbs answer the questions, how and to what extent?
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actually
almost also definitely gradually only probably really |
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List the prepositions from 21 to 30.
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21. by 29. into
22. concerning 30. like 23. down 24. during 25. except 26. for 27. from 28. in |
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List the reflexive pronouns.
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myself
yourself himself, herself, itself ourselves yourselves themselves |
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How do you abbreviate reflexive pronouns?
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(r pro)
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Which adverbs answer the question, "when?"
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always
eventually never now often recently sometimes soon |
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Give all the forms of the word "be".
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am
are is was were be been being |
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What can never be used as a subject?
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object pronouns
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What questions do I.O.'s answer?
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to (what?)
for (whom?) |
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What are the 3 special adjectives labeled "adj 3"?
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a
an the |
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How do you label an object of a preposition?
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OP
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What can serve as predicate nominatives?
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1. nouns
2. Id pro 3. d pro 4. r pro 5. pronouns |
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Give an example of a prediate nominative.
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N (s) LV N (PN)
John is a loyal friend. |
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Name the five "GRABS" linking verbs.
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Grow
Remain Appear Become Seem |
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What is the action verb complement that follows the D.O. and renames it?
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Object Complement (noun or adj.)
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List the prepositions from 11 to 20.
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11. at 19. beyond
12. before 20. but 13. behind 14. below 15. beneath 16. beside 17. besides 18. between |
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How do you abbreviate predicate adjective?
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P Adj
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Why is an AV complement called transitive?
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Because the action of the verb can be transferred to a D.O.
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A person or thing that complements the action verb, toward which it is directed.
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Direct Object - D.O.
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What is a subject?
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The particular person, or thing that the sentence is about.
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What can come before predicate nominatives?
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1. predicate nominatives
2. adjectives 3. adverbs |
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What is a linking verb complement?
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A sentence with a S and a LV will have a complement. This completes the sentence.
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Name the nominative pronouns.
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I am
You are She is, He is, Who is, We are You are They are |
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What is the second most essential skill in grammar?
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The ability to identify the verb as linking or action.
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What else besides the P and OP might you find in a prepositional phrase?
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adjectives
noun adjuncts noun signals adverbs |
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Name the noun signals.
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1. adj 3
2. possessive pronouns (Ps Pro) 3. possessive indefinite pronouns (Ps id Pro) 4. singular possessive nouns (S Ps N) 5. plural possessive nouns (P Ps N) |
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Is a preposition always in a prepositional phrase?
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No, sometimes a P can function as an adverb.
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Can a prepositional phrase separate the S from the Verb?
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Yes
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What is it called if the action verb has a complement?
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It is transitive.
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What are the action verb complements?
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1. direct objects
2. indirect objects 3. noun object complements 4. adjective object complements |
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Can adverbs modify other adverbs?
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Yes
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Can a P Adj precede a noun?
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No, it modifies the subject.
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Can a noun signal come before a predicate adjective?
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No
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What can function as direct objects?
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1. nouns
2. object pronouns 3. indefinite pronouns 4. demonstrative pronouns 5. reflexive pronouns 6. interrogative pronouns |
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What do you ask after the action verb to find the direct object?
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Whom?
What? |
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What do you call adjectives that function as LV complements?
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Predicate adjectives
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